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#B54CDC Color

#B54CDC is rgb(181, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(284, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B54CDC
HEX#B54CDC
RGBrgb(181, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(284, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(284, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.221 315.5)
LABlab(51.61% 58.92 -55.40)
LCHlch(51.61% 80.87 316.76)

What #B54CDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B54CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.02Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.28Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.31Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.99Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.57Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B54CDC Channel Values

How #B54CDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 181 · G 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B54CDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B54CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B54CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B54CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B54CDC
Complementary
#72DC4C
Analogous
#6E4CDC
Analogous
#DC4CBA
Triadic
#DCB54C
Triadic
#4CDCB5
Split comp.
#BADC4C
Split comp.
#4CDC6E

Tints & Shades of #B54CDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C066E1
#C97BE5
#D395EA
#DEAEEF
#E8C8F4
#F1DDF8

Shades

#A72AD5
#9024B7
#751D95
#5A1773
#401051
#280A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B54CDC.

How #B54CDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B54CDC
Protanopia#6868DC
Protanomaly#8D5EDC
Deuteranopia#7C7CDB
Deuteranomaly#966CDB
Tritanopia#A66D6D
Tritanomaly#AC62A5
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B54CDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b54cdc: #B54CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B54CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b54cdc': '#B54CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b54cdc">#B54CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B54CDC"

More Purple Colors

#B54CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B54CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B54CDC?

#B54CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(181, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(284, 67%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.02.

What is the RGB value of #B54CDC?

#B54CDC is rgb(181, 76, 220) — red 181, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B54CDC?

#B54CDC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B54CDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B54CDC scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B54CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B54CDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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